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Ten Apps to Help the Self-Published Authors
There are some great new apps, software and video programs out there to help the self-published author write and market their books. Here are ten of them that either I have used or writers I know recommend. Online Self-Publishing Course You always wanted to write a book but don’t know where to start? You have…
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Direct Sales Make the Most Profit
Direct sales to customers online, at the back of the room after a speech, or as part of a seminar package, earn the author the greatest return per book. Here are some more figures to consider. As Amazon and other retailers take more and more of author profits, direct sales is something all writers must…
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Price Changes at KDP and Ingram
What You Need to Know Both Ingram and KDP have announced changes in pricing in recent weeks. Changes at Ingram The good news is that Ingram is getting rid of set up fees for both print and ebooks. This applies to authors using both Ingram Spark and Ingram Lightning Source. This is a substantial change…
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How Novelists Can Turn Guest Blogging Into Their Secret Weapon
By Sandra Beckwith Guest blogging is a popular book marketing tactic because it’s an effective way to reach more readers using one of your best skill sets: writing. While guest blogging typically involves writing an article on a relevant topic for a blog that reaches your audience, it can also take the form of a…
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Build Book Buzz: Finding the Good Guys in Author Services
The best way to avoid publishing predators is to learn more about how legit author services providers operate. Here’s a Q&A with one of them.
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10 Tips for Better Social Networking
Many authors are afraid of social networking. Their excuses are as many and varied as the books they write: “I don’t like the internet,” “I’m shy,” “I don’t know how to do it,” “I’m afraid.” The list goes on and on. But whether you are using social media, attending an in-person event, or just gathering…
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4 Plans for Launching Your Book in 2023
Let’s face it, Amazon just isn’t generating the income for authors it used to. It can generate rank. It can even generate sales. But it is no longer generating a livable income for authors. To make money as an author in 2023 you need to find new ways to reach your readers and new ways…
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5 Trends for Book Marketing Success in 2023
It’s a new year and time to start making plans to successfully market your books in 2023. What did you do right last year? What helped you sell more books? What do you wish you had done differently? If you haven’t done it already, I hope you will some time now to make a brand…
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Are you getting an A+ on your Amazon Page?
By Nicole Loughan If you aren’t making the grade with an A+ on your Amazon landing page you are missing out on a great opportunity. This new-ish feature on Amazon allows indies, self-pubs, small operations and any other interested Amazon listers to make their page look just like the pros. For years mainstream publishers were…
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Janice Detrie’s Countdown Deal
“There are only so many independent bookstores I can get my book into, and only so many places in the area where I can speak. I had to try something new to get more readers,” author Janice Detrie says, explaining why she decided to try a free Kindle Countdown Deal recently. Janice is the author…
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Kindle Countdown Deals: Time to Try Them Again
Once upon a time, Kindle Countdown Deals combined with some inexpensive and targeted advertising was a surefire winner for authors. Set a Countdown Deal on KDP, pay under $100 for a FussyLibrarian.com ad, and voila! You were almost assured to get lots of downloads, increase your Amazon rank, and maybe get a couple of new…
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Finding Time to Write Your Book
It’s September. Raise your hand if you have decided to finish your next book before the end of the year. Yep. I see a lot of hands raised out there in newsletter land. Now, put down your hand if you have worked on that book project since you made that goal on Labor Day. What?…
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Take Control of Your Publishing!
In the past 15 years that I have worked with authors, the publishing scene has changed many times. Not only that, but the players have changed, too. By this I mean that well-established independent publishing houses, ranging from tiny to extra large in size, have gone out of business, orphaning their authors’ books. In the…
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Better than bucks, why reviews are money in the bank
By Nicole Loughan I’ve often hear authors say it’s demeaning to ask for reviews, it’s beneath them or just downright embarrassing. To the contrary, getting reviews are almost the single most important thing you can do for your books, they help give your work legitimacy, make you look popular, and more than anything they…
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Publishing an Audiobook: My Firsthand Account
I’ve written and published over a half a dozen books of my own in the past ten or fifteen years, and helped more authors than I can count publish their books as well. But I’ve never worked with an audio book until now. Why? Well mostly because I didn’t see that there would be a…
